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In Boston, a statue depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling before President Lincoln has been removed after the Boston Art Commission voted unanimously to take it down during the summer, at the height of the antiracist nationwide uprising. The vote came after a campaign spearheaded by Boston artist Tory Bullock, who responded Tuesday to the removal.
Tory Bullock: “This is a great day for the city of Boston. In case you didn’t know, this statue has been up for 141 years. And for Boston to be the first place to come up with any kind of legitimate process to decommission these controversial statues in a respectful manner, it warms my heart. It makes me proud. This is a proud day for me and for my city.”
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BOSTON (WCVB) Nearly six months after the Boston Art Commission voted unanimously to take down a controversial statue, workers removed the “The Emancipation Group” sculpture Tuesday morning.
The statue, also known as the “Freedman’s Memorial,” depicts a freed slave kneeling at President Abraham Lincoln’s feet. It had stood in Park Square since 1879 and is a copy of another sculpture in Washington, D.C.
The sculpture of the slave is based on Archer Alexander, a Black man who assisted the Union Army, escaped slavery and was the last man recaptured under the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Updated: 12:42 PM EST Dec 29, 2020 WCVB Nearly six months after the Boston Art Commission voted unanimously to take down a controversial statue, workers removed the The Emancipation Group sculpture Tuesday morning.The statue, also known as the “Freedman’s Memorial,” depicts a freed slave kneeling at President Abraham Lincoln’s feet. It had stood in Park Square since 1879 and is a copy of another sculpture in Washington, D.C. The sculpture of the slave is based on Archer Alexander, a Black man who assisted the Union Army, escaped slavery and was the last man recaptured under the Fugitive Slave Act. The Boston Art Commission voted at the end of June to take the statue down after a group of Boston’s religious leaders led a protest against the statue on Juneteenth, the holiday which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. It s demeaning, with the Black man on his knees, with Lincoln s hand over his head and what bothered me the
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